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Category: Anxiety

He walked the hall of darkness Toward where the light had shone But the headlamp of the coming train – Was on He strolled with tunnel vision His eyes deceived by rain It was only a short shower – Umbrella’s sweet refrain He … Continue reading The hall of darkness

There was a pang of enmity That wouldn’t let alone There was a trace of regret Of that, I wish there none There’d been a flash of fortitude Inscribed upon the sun Regret did not like the heat Hedonism won Nearby I’d seen … Continue reading Enmity

The air seemed thin, cut with a knife The night sky much the same Like a London winter closing in on frozen Like icicles on a lake She reached out to touch that sky But all she could feel was war Nothing else to reach … Continue reading Nothing, nil, nought

Death slept peacefully all night through Sky turned black, then to morning hue Sunrise awakened Death from slumber Moving close, embracing you You were the one for whom I felt affection But Death became a silent kiss Love, Repentance also seen Life losing you, … Continue reading Death

I stood upon the road Paved in bitumen and stone. I felt nobody loved me As I stood there all alone. I stood upon the road That diverted east and west. Some moved one way, some the other, No-one knew which way was best. I … Continue reading on the road

He senses darkness, Won’t go away, The black dog no-one sees. He senses darkness, Ever present, The grey cloud, on his knees. He senses darkness, With him only, Talking as he walks. He senses darkness, The black dog barks, In the road there is a … Continue reading black dog